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14850

ZIP 14850 is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County; area code 607; Eastern time. Ithaca has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 14851, 14852 and 14853.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Tompkins
Metro area
Ithaca, NY
Population
68,610
Coordinates
42.4318, -76.5002
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Where 14850 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 14850
  • 🔢 Type 14850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBhI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 14,850 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 11. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 14847 (Interlaken, NY, 17 mi away) and 14851 (Ithaca, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 14850 becomes 05841 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greensboro, VT, 259 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01845, 01854, 04851, 05148, 05481, 05841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85041 in Phoenix, AZ, 2,022 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,160 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 14850 and you would come out at 42.43°S, 103.50°E — 991 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 124.8 square miles of land, 14850 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 95 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population68,610This ZIP68,610
Households28,826This ZIP28,826
Housing units32,280This ZIP32,280
Median age28.1This ZIP28.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$71,445This ZIP$71,445New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$353,500This ZIP$353,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,480This ZIP$1,480New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.6%This ZIP70.6%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density549.7 / sq miThis ZIP549.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,637This ZIP1,637
Employees46,050This ZIP46,050
Annual payroll$2,392,536,000This ZIP$2,392,536,000
Tax returns filed23,360This ZIP23,360
Total adjusted gross income$2,216,494,000This ZIP$2,216,494,000

Land area

Land area124.82 sq miThis ZIP124.82 sq mi
Water area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi

Other place names in 14850

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ZIP codes near 14850

ZIPCityDistance
14853 Ithaca, NY 1.4 mi
14852 Ithaca, NY 1.9 mi
14851 Ithaca, NY 2.0 mi
13062 Etna, NY 6.8 mi
14881 Slaterville Springs, NY 7.5 mi
14854 Jacksonville, NY 7.8 mi
13068 Freeville, NY 8.3 mi
14867 Newfield, NY 8.6 mi
14817 Brooktondale, NY 9.9 mi
14863 Mecklenburg, NY 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 14850?

14850 is in Ithaca, New York, in Tompkins County, part of the Ithaca, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4318, -76.5002.

What county is 14850 in?

14850 lies in Tompkins County.

What area code is 14850?

Ithaca uses area code 607, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 14850 in?

14850 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 14850?

About 68,610 people live in ZIP code 14850, in 28,826 households, at 549.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 14850?

$71,445 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 14850?

The closest are 14853 (1.4 mi), 14852 (1.9 mi), 14851 (2 mi), 13062 (6.8 mi) and 14881 (7.5 mi).

Is 14850 a PO Box ZIP code?

14850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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